Where does “helmiripsimonni” come from?
helmiripsimonni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ripsimonni, from Finnish ripsi, from Swedish rips, from German Rips, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib, from Middle English rib — to cover, to roof; rib.
helmiripsimonni (Finnish): polkadot squeaker, black clown catfish, whitespotted squeaker, pearl squeaker, angel squeaker, Synodontis angelicus fish native to the Congo Basin, used as aquarium fish
Definitions
- polkadot squeaker, black clown catfish, whitespotted squeaker, pearl squeaker, angel squeaker, Synodontis angelicus fish native to the Congo Basin, used as aquarium fish
Ancestry of “helmiripsimonni”, step by step
helmiripsimonni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ripsimonni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ripsimonni | mochokid, upside-down catfish catfish of the family Mochokidae |
| 2 | Finnish | ripsi | lash; eyelash; cilium |
| 3 | Swedish | rips | — |
| 4 | German | Rips | — |
| 5 | French | reps | rep |
| 6 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 7 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 8 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 9 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |
via Finnish helmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | helmi | pearl; bead; gem |
| 2 | Finnish | Vilhelmiina | — |
| 3 | German | Wilhelmina | — |
| 4 | German | Wilhelm | William |
| 5 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |